Record No.
MRB-2026-005741
Oldest Known Temple in the World
Architecture & Structures
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Record Holder
Gobekli Tepe
Turkey
Category
Architecture & Structures
Country
Turkey
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TR )
Achievement Date
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Verification Status
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Record Description
Excavated near Sanliurfa in southeastern Turkey, Gobekli Tepe consists of massive carved stone pillars arranged in circles dating back roughly 11,000 years, predating Stonehenge by about six millennia. Archaeologists regard it as the oldest known monumental religious structure built by humans, raised before settled agriculture began.
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